The John Batchelor Show

The John Batchelor Show, using all of John's sources, his vast knowledge of history, his unique take on current events, and his fascinating take on world affairs has allowed him to build a legion of fans.

The John Batchelor Show, using all of John's sources, his vast knowledge of history, his unique take on current events, and his fascinating take on world affairs has allowed him to build a legion of fans.

The John Batchelor Show, using all of John's sources, his vast knowledge of history, his unique take on current events, and his fascinating take on world affairs has allowed him to build a legion of fans.

Photo: Berlin- the Capture and Aftermath of War 1945-1947 An aerial (oblique) photograph taken from a De Havilland Mosquito of the RAF Film and Photographic Unit showing badly damaged buildings in the area between Friedrich Hain and Lichtenberg, Berlin. Date | between 1945 and 1947 Source | http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//9/media-9014/large.jpg | This is photograph C 5284 (https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205022730) from the collections of the Imperial War Museums...

Photo: B-17 Flying Fortresses (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-17_Flying_Fortress) from the 398th Bombardment Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/398th_Air_Expeditionary_Group) fly a bombing run to Neumünster (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neum%C3%BCnster) , Germany, on 13 April 1945. On 8 May, Germany surrendered, and Victory in Europe Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day) was declared. Unknown - http://www.bands.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/040607-F-0000S-004.jpg...

Image: An 1851 poster warning the "colored people of Boston" about policemen acting as slave catchers. Public domain. Read the poster text at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)#/media/File:Slave_kidnap_post_1851_boston.jpg . By the time John Brown hung from the gallows for his crimes at Harper's Ferry, Northern abolitionists had made him a “holy martyr” in their campaign against Southern slave owners. This Northern hatred for Southerners long predated their objections...

Image: Daguerreotype of John Brown, taken by the African-American photographer Augustus Washington in Springfield, Massachusetts, c. 1846–47. Brown is holding the hand-colored flag of Subterranean Pass Way, his militant counterpart to the Underground Railroad. Public domain. . By the time John Brown hung from the gallows for his crimes at Harper's Ferry, Northern abolitionists had made him a “holy martyr” in their campaign against Southern slave owners. This Northern hatred for Southerners...

Image: Thomas Jefferson. In the original draft of the Declaration of Independence Jefferson accused King George III (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III) of fostering colonial slavery, encouraging American slaves to revolt, and condoning the African slave trade. Public domain. . By the time John Brown hung from the gallows for his crimes at Harper's Ferry, Northern abolitionists had made him a “holy martyr” in their campaign against Southern slave owners. This Northern hatred for...

Photo: Ushuaia, the southernmost town in the world, in the early evening. Some kilometers east of Ushuaia is Estancia Harberton, “The Ranch at the End of the Earth,” founded in 1886 by the Bridges family among four indigenous peoples. See: The Uttermost Part of the Earth. Photo author: Stellaveraush. Permissions*: see below. . Argentina fails the in an old-fashioned way. @MaryAnastasiaOG Mary Anastasia O'Grady @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/argentina-needs-the-dollar-11566158469 ....

Painting: Representation of the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_%C3%81lvares_Cabral) in Porto Seguro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Seguro) , 1500. Created: 21 December 1921. Public domain. . Bolsanaro vs the Brazilian State. @MaryAnastasiaOG @WSJOpinion The Amazon fires are mainly the result of drought, while Bolsonaro’s reforms are paving the way for faster growth. . . . Mr Bolsonaro has become the bête noire of progressive punditry the world over...

Photo: Original 1919 photograph of former Carlisle football stars as they met on the gridiron for a professional game as the Canton Bulldogs were set to complete their undefeated season and the professional championship. Thorpe and Calac are wearing their Canton Jerseys while Guyon was smart and appears to be wearing some type of an insulated jersey or warm-up. Date | 1919 Source | RMY Auctions (http://rmyauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=26952) Author | unattributed Permission (Reusing this...

Image: Photo of the comet Hale-Bopp above a tree. This picture was taken in the vicinity of Pazin in Istria/Croatia during a short Easter holiday. The tree was illuminated using a small flashlight. Author: Philipp Salzgeber (http://salzgeber.at/) . Permissions*: see below. . At first, it was just another bright, fuzzy speck in the sky. But it may turn out to be something much more exciting: the second known object to hurtle through our solar system...

Image: Insular Half Uncial script. In England and Ireland, the Latin script used from the post-Roman era to the Eighth Century. A formal book hand (http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/glossary.htm#bookhand) , especially used for significant liturgical books such as gospels. . Johnny Can't Read Chaucer. What is to be done? @WJMcGurn @WSJ Is Majoring in English Worth It? Employers used to be able to count on the skills a liberal-arts education cultivated. . . . If you’re a parent going into hock...

Image: Mocha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mocha,_Yemen) was Yemen's busiest port in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Public Domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mocha1692.jpg) . Elana DeLozier is a Research Fellow in the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at The Washington Institute, where she specializes in nuclear weapons and proliferation, counterterrorism, and Gulf politics. ·...

Image: The Sea of Galilee. At its southern tip (right side) the Jordan River exits the lake and enters the Jordan Valley. The Jordan Valley is several degrees warmer than adjacent areas, and its year-round agricultural climate, fertile soils and water supply made it a site for agriculture dating to about 10,000 years ago. By about 3000 BCE, produce from the valley was being exported to neighboring regions. Author: אלה פאוסט. Permission*: see below. . Is the Jordan River valley sovereign...

Image: Portrait of Fath Ali Shah, Qajar emperor. Public domain. . Olli Heinonen: Iran grossly violates the JCPOA and worse. Dr. Olli Heinonen is a senior advisor on science and nonproliferation at FDD. He is the former deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and head of its Department of Safeguards. Olli is also a member of the non-partisan Iran Task Force. Olli is currently a senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Belfer Center for...

Photo: Wilbur David Good ( September 28 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_28) , 1885 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1885) - December 30 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_30) , 1963 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963) ) born in Punxsutawney (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punxsutawney,_Pennsylvania) was an Outfielder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outfielder) for the New York Highlanders (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Highlanders) (1905), Cleveland Naps...